Cloud Computing
Assessment Details
Assessment
item 1— Written Assessment - Individual
Weighting:
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20% (or 20 marks)
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Length:
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Max. 4000 words excluding
references
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Objectives
The unit learning outcomes covered
in this assessment are listed in the unit profile.
Enabling
objectives
1.
Acquire fundamental knowledge on
cloud computing;
2.
Become familiar with cloud service
providers and their services;
3.
Learn to manage cloud services and
evaluate their suitability for applications.
General
Information
The purpose of this assignment is to
compare and contrast two cloud service providers and their services. By doing
this assignment, you will acquire a good understanding of available cloud
service providers and their service offerings. This will help you to determine
appropriate services for developing smart applications.
What
do you need to do?
The assignment requires you to do
the following:
• Identify
four cloud service providers who offer IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and
PaaS (Platform as a Service) for medium to large enterprises.
• Select
one of the cloud service providers from your list for further investigation. If
necessary, create a trial account and use all the different services it offers.
Take screenshots to record some of those services while using them.
• Compare
and contrast between PaaS and IaaS services of IBM cloud and the cloud service
provider you have chosen.
What
do you need to submit?
You are required to submit a written
report in a single Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) document. The report should
contain Max. 4000 words. The report must contain the following sections (feel
free to add one or more sections if necessary):
•
Cover page/title page, table of
contents and abstract
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Introduction
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Cloud service providers
o List four identified cloud service
providers who offer PaaS and IaaS for medium to large enterprises
o Select a service provider out of the
list to compare with IBM cloud PaaS (previously known as Bluemix) and IaaS
services. Write two reasons to justify your service provider’s selection.
• Comparison and contrast with IBM
cloud PaaS and IaaS– this is the body of the report and should be written as
detailed as possible. You can include screenshots and other media to enrich your
report (you are not allowed to use screenshots and media content from internet –
they must be your
own. It is a good idea to try the
environment before your answer this section. This section must and only
include comparison and contrast between IBM Cloud and your chosen service
provider (PaaS and IaaS services
only) for the following:
o Services
offered for smart applications development such as OS, hardware elasticity
types, Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
applications and so on.
o The
quality of design and navigation of the PaaS and IaaSsystem.
o The
level of difficulty for development and deployment process of the cloud
environment.
o Costing
model offered by the providers. An example costing model can be found in the link
below which you can use for the assignment. https://www.ibm.com/cloud/pricing
o How easy is it to manage the
application and servers in the context of the following?
§ Allocate and upgrade resources like memory,
space, etc.
o Step by step process required to
create and deploy a “Hello World” application.
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Your
opinion - Based on your comparison and contrast of two cloud providers,
o
Which
service provider performed better and why?
o
One
area of improvement, that you would like to see over their current services and
why?
• Conclusion
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References
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